Teenagers!: What Every Parent Has to Know

"This book is brilliant - It's easy to read, practical, honest, down to earth and very relevant. I read it when my boys were 15 and 20 but I wish I'd read it earlier. Rob offers practical advice and an honest insight into family life. I laughed, I cringed, I cried and I breathed a huge sigh of relief- we are pretty normal!
Read it before your kids get to teens and again when they are there. It will really help!"
~ Written on 2008-04-15

"I have a 10yr old daughter and a 13yr old son. I brought this book with my 10year old daughter in mind and its brilliant!!
I highly recommend getting this book as it makes you feel like your children are normal and you are not alone!!
Rob Parsons shares with us his knowledge and wisdom and offers us a great insight into a teenagers mind!
Whilst I cant promise to do everything in the book everytime there is a issue, I really feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel!!
PLEASE PLEASE buy this.... if anything just to give you some sanity in trouble times.
It made me laugh and cry.....
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~ Written on 2008-02-07

"I do not normally read books all the way through but I was glued to every page of this book.The humorous, sympathetic and insightful way in which this book was written book made me laugh,cry and feel empowered as a parent aswell as giving me so much more empathy for my teenager.My one negative comment about the book would be this - since trying to apply the priciples in the book my teenager has started actually telling me about what goes on in 'her world'. Sometimes I wish she wouldn't!!!! So if you enjoy being one of the three monkeys (hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil )then maybe this book is not for you!"
~ Written on 2007-11-18

"How reasuring to know that you are not alone. I am sure that all parents will be able to relate to at least one of the stories in this book. Rob has such an easy manner to help the reader become comfortable to look at their relationships with their children and how to address some of the issues calmly and sensibly. My favourite quote is "Don't take all the credit; don't take all the blame" hopefully by remembering this I can manouvre through the teenage years with my daughter relatively unscathed!"
~ Written on 2007-06-08

"Thank you Rob Parsons! I'm so glad to read this now - before my children have quite 'got there'. There's a wealth of advice on scary areas like bullying, sex and drugs - with practical suggestions of ways to communicate better and even steps to take if your child is taking drugs. Invaluable insight is given about the internet, an area where my children will always know more than me.
I loved the practical tips and helpful theme running through the book that we are not alone in feeling failures as parents. 'Just get them through'! Read it for the first time before your child is 10."
~ Written on 2007-06-07